A former New York Times labor reporter was criticized on social media after tweeting that the White House is sending a bad message about child labor after allowing an 11-year-old boy to mow the White House lawn last week.

Steven Greenhouse, an employee at the New York Times for 31 years, felt that the White House was sending bad signals on child labor laws for allowing 11-year-old Frank Giaccio, of Falls Church, Virginia, to mow the White House lawn. Giaccio had previously sent a letter to the White House asking if he could mow the lawn.

“It’s great for Frank to want to help – But American Academy of Pediatrics says no one under 12 shud use power mower,” Greenhouse tweeted.

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